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  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Statistical Genetics
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Phenome-wide association studies (PheWAS) are crucial for genetic discovery and replication.
  • Existing methods like SAIGE, while effective, face computational challenges with large datasets like the UK Biobank.
  • Analyzing thousands of phenotypes against whole-genome data requires computationally efficient tools.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce SAIGEgds, a high-performance R package for large-scale PheWAS.
  • To optimize the SAIGE method for faster and more tractable analysis of genetic associations.
  • To provide an efficient pipeline for biobank-scale PheWAS.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a new R package, SAIGEgds, implementing the SAIGE method.
  • Optimization using C++ codes, sparse genotype dosages, and efficient genomic data structures.
  • Benchmarking against the existing SAIGE R package using UK Biobank data.

Main Results:

  • SAIGEgds demonstrates a 5-6 times speed improvement over the SAIGE R package.
  • The package efficiently handles large-scale PheWAS with thousands of phenotypes and genotype data.
  • SAIGEgds offers a viable solution for biobank-scale genetic association analyses.

Conclusions:

  • SAIGEgds significantly enhances the computational efficiency of large-scale PheWAS.
  • The package facilitates more tractable and rapid genetic discovery in biobank resources.
  • SAIGEgds is a valuable tool for researchers conducting genome-wide association studies.